Examining the occupational variation within non-standard employment, this book combines case studies and comparative writing to illustrate how and why alternative occupational employment patterns are formed. Non-standard employment has grown significantly in most developed economies, varying...

Schon in zehn Jahren werden dem Arbeitsmarkt fünf Millionen oder gar mehr Arbeitskräfte fehlen. Parallel wird unsere Gesellschaft deutlich altern. Vor welchen Aufgaben stehen Unternehmen und Beschäftigte, Bildungs-, Familien- und Zuwanderungspolitik? Müssen gesellschaftliche Solidarität und...

Understanding the factors that affect how one transitions from school to the labor market and finally to retirement isimportant both to the individual and to the policy maker. This volume containsseven original and innovative articles that analyze aspects of such labormarket transitions....